ζ-Aur (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , ζ-Aur is visible all night. It will become visible at around 17:45 (PST), 19° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:57, 82° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:36, 25° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
ζ-Aur
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Object type
Star
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Position
| Right ascension: | 05h02m28s [2] |
| Declination: | +41°04'33" [2] |
| Constellation: | Auriga |
| Magnitude: Variable | 3.77 (V) [2] 5.24 (BT) [2] 3.89 (VT) [2] |
| Distance: | 241.0 parsec 785.5 lightyrs [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.15 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 22.8 mas/yr[3] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 155.5° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.14 |
Sources